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093_HB0716sam001
LRB093 05820 DRH 19798 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 716
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 716 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 15-107, 15-111, 15-301, and 15-308.2 as
6 follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
8 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
9 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any
10 highway of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the
11 following:
12 (1) Semitrailers.
13 (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to
14 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
15 bumpers.
16 (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be
17 up to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing
18 bumpers. The length limitations described in this subsection
19 (a-1) shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear
20 view mirrors.
21 (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
22 vehicles in combinations is as follows:
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1 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a
2 semitrailer may not exceed 55 feet overall dimension.
3 (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer may not
4 exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
5 (3) Combinations specially designed to transport
6 motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 60 feet overall
7 dimension.
8 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
9 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
10 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
11 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
12 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
13 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
14 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
15 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
16 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
17 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
18 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
19 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
20 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
21 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
22 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
23 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
24 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
25 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
26 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
27 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
28 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
29 limitations.
30 All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b)
31 may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
32 (c) Combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2
33 vehicles except the following:
34 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
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1 trailer.
2 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
3 converter dolly.
4 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one
5 vehicle that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile
6 equipment, provided the overall dimension does not exceed
7 60 feet.
8 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
9 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
10 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
11 provided the following:
12 (A) The total overall dimension does not
13 exceed 60 feet.
14 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly
15 registered vehicle capable of towing another vehicle
16 using a fifth-wheel type assembly.
17 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
18 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by
19 a fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be
20 properly registered and must be equipped with
21 brakes, regardless of weight.
22 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of
23 the 3 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer
24 designed or used for transporting a boat,
25 all-terrain vehicle, personal watercraft, or
26 motorcycle.
27 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use
28 of the operator of the towing vehicle.
29 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped
30 with operating brakes and safety equipment required
31 by this Code, except the additional brake
32 requirement in subdivision (C) of this subparagraph
33 (5).
34 (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled
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1 vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
2 towing vehicle:
3 (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck
4 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
5 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
6 that air brakes are required only if the towing
7 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
8 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
9 air brakes. For the purpose of this subsection,
10 gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, means the
11 value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded
12 weight of the tow truck.
13 (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
14 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
15 feet in all directions.
16 (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
17 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
18 combination of vehicles.
19 (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
20 miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
21 to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
22 vehicles may occur only upon issuance of
23 authorization for that movement under the provisions
24 of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code.
25 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
26 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
27 tow truck towing another vehicle.
28 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
29 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
30 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not a
31 separate vehicle.
32 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
33 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
34 provided:
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1 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
2 load, in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed
3 53 feet.
4 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
5 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
6 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
7 6 inches.
8 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
9 or with load, operated in a truck
10 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
11 28 feet 6 inches.
12 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
13 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
14 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed
15 to transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65
16 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
17 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
18 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
19 paragraph (i) of this Section.
20 (6) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles as defined
21 in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport motor
22 vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
23 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
24 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
25 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
26 this Section.
27 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
28 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
29 exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
30 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
31 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
32 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
33 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
34 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
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1 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
2 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
3 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
4 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
5 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
6 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
7 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
8 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
9 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
10 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
11 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
12 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
13 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
14 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
15 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
16 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
17 limitations.
18 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
19 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
20 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
21 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
22 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
23 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
24 the capability to carry cargo.
25 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
26 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
27 designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
28 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
29 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
30 provided:
31 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with
32 load, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed
33 53 feet overall dimension.
34 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center
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1 of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
2 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet
3 6 inches.
4 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination
5 may not exceed 65 feet in dimension from front axle to
6 rear axle.
7 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen
8 or with load, operated in a truck
9 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, may not exceed
10 28 feet 6 inches.
11 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter
12 1, may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
13 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically
14 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not
15 exceed 65 feet overall dimension. The length limitation
16 is inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of
17 the overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
18 paragraph (i) of this Section.
19 (7) Stinger steered semitrailer vehicles, as
20 defined in Chapter 1, specifically designed to transport
21 motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 75 feet overall
22 dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of front
23 and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
24 transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
25 this Section.
26 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks
27 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method may not
28 exceed 75 feet overall dimension.
29 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when
30 transporting poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a
31 structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered are
32 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
33 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
34 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
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1 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
2 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
3 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
4 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
5 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
6 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
7 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
8 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
9 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
10 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
11 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
12 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
13 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
14 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph
15 (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
16 limitations.
17 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
18 under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
19 allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
20 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
21 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
22 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
23 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
24 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
25 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
26 the capability to carry cargo.
27 (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet
28 overall length are allowed access as follows:
29 (1) From any State designated highway onto any
30 county, township, or municipal highway for a distance of
31 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
32 provided:
33 (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
34 in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
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1 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
2 (C) The route is not being used as a
3 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
4 (2) From any State designated highway onto any
5 county or township highway for a distance of 5 highway
6 miles or onto any municipal highway for a distance of one
7 highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
8 rest, provided:
9 (A) The vehicle does not exceed 73,280 pounds
10 in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
11 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
12 (C) The route is not being used as a
13 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
14 (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3),
15 combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no
16 overall length limitation except as provided in subsections
17 (d) and (e) of this Section, are allowed access as follows:
18 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or
19 highway for a distance of one highway mile for the
20 purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
21 rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
22 (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any
23 State highway or any locally designated highway for a
24 distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
25 unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
26 (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
27 operated by household goods carriers, with no overall length
28 limitations except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
29 this Section, have unlimited access to points of loading and
30 unloading.
31 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
32 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
33 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
34 (f) On Class III and other non-designated State
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1 highways, the length limitations for vehicles in combination
2 are as follows:
3 (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations, must
4 comply with either a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base
5 or a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension.
6 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not
7 exceed 53 feet overall dimension.
8 (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
9 combination may exceed 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
10 (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
11 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
12 with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches.
13 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of
14 this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
15 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
16 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
17 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
18 nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
19 overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100
20 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
21 transported unless a permit has been obtained as
22 authorized in Section 15-301.
23 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
24 while en route to make emergency repairs to public
25 service facilities or properties, but during night
26 operation every vehicle and its load must be equipped
27 with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
28 and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting
29 load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
30 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled
31 vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the
32 towing vehicle meets the following conditions:
33 (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck
34 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
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1 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided
2 that air brakes are required only if the towing
3 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
4 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
5 air brakes.
6 (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
7 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
8 feet in all directions.
9 (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting
10 and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
11 combination of vehicles.
12 (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50
13 miles from the initial point of wreck or
14 disablement.
15 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
16 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
17 tow truck towing another vehicle. The towing vehicle,
18 however, may tow any disabled vehicle from the initial point
19 of wreck or disablement to a point where repairs are actually
20 to occur. This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
21 The tower must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
22 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
23 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
24 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
25 holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as
26 the day on which the following traditional holidays are
27 celebrated:
28 New Year's Day;
29 Memorial Day;
30 Independence Day;
31 Labor Day;
32 Thanksgiving Day; and
33 Christmas Day.
34 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the
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1 load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles,
2 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of
3 the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is
4 equipped with a front bumper. The provisions of this
5 subsection (h) shall not apply to any vehicle or combination
6 of vehicles specifically designed for the collection and
7 transportation of waste, garbage, or recyclable materials
8 during the vehicle's operation in the course of collecting
9 garbage, waste, or recyclable materials if the vehicle is
10 traveling at a speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour
11 during the vehicle's operation and in the course of
12 collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials. However,
13 in no instance shall the load extend more than 7 feet beyond
14 the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
15 vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
16 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
17 vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
18 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
19 the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
20 transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
21 the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This paragraph
22 shall only be applicable upon highways designated in
23 paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
24 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections,
25 neither of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
26 the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
27 length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
28 the vehicles are:
29 1. operated by or for any public body or motor
30 carrier authorized by law to provide public
31 transportation services; or
32 2. operated in local public transportation service
33 by any other person and the municipality in which the
34 service is to be provided approved the operation of the
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1 vehicle.
2 (j-1) (Blank).
3 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this
4 Section is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph
5 (b) of Section 15-113.
6 (l) (Blank).
7 (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 92-766, eff. 1-1-03;
8 92-883, eff. 1-13-03; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
10 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
11 (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or
12 combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires may be
13 operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight
14 transmitted to the road surface exceeds 18,000 pounds on a
15 single axle or 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
16 within the tandem exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
17 (1) when a different limit is established and
18 posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code;
19 (2) vehicles for which the Department of
20 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
21 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
22 (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
23 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a
24 single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle;
25 (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing
26 36,000 pounds or less and not a part of a combination of
27 vehicles, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
28 (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with
29 a personnel lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000
30 pounds or less, owned and operated by a public utility,
31 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds;
32 (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially
33 equipped with a front loading compactor used exclusively
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1 for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not exceed 20,000
2 pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the
3 vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
4 (7) a truck, not in combination and specially
5 equipped with a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off
6 hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively for
7 garbage or refuse operations may, when laden, transmit
8 upon the road surface the following maximum weights:
9 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem
10 axle;
11 (8) a truck, not in combination and used
12 exclusively for the collection of rendering materials,
13 may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface the
14 following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single
15 axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
16 (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a
17 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
18 model year of 2014 and first registered in Illinois prior
19 to January 1, 2015, with a distance greater than 72
20 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of
21 2 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not
22 to exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series
23 may exceed 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
24 manufactured after the model year of 2014 or first
25 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2014 may not
26 exceed a combined weight of 32,000 pounds through the
27 series of 2 axles and neither axle of the series may
28 exceed 18,000 pounds;
29 (10) tandem axles on a 4-axle truck mixer, whose
30 fourth axle is a road surface engaging mixer trailing
31 axle, registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
32 exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete
33 and manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2014
34 and first registered in Illinois prior to January 1,
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1 2015, with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more
2 than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, is allowed
3 a combined weight on the series not to exceed 36,000
4 pounds and neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000
5 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured after the
6 model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois after
7 December 31, 2014 may not exceed a combined weight of
8 32,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and neither
9 axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
10 (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle
11 combination of vehicles: The weight transmitted upon the
12 road surface through any series of 3 axles whose centers
13 are more than 96 inches apart, measured between extreme
14 axles in the series, may not exceed those allowed in the
15 table contained in subsection (f) of this Section. No
16 axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
17 weight permitted under this Section for a single or
18 tandem axle.
19 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
20 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
21 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
22 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
23 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
24 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
25 (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of
26 vehicles and combination of vehicles including the weight of
27 the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
28 subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not
29 exceed the following gross weights dependent upon the number
30 of axles and distance between extreme axles of the vehicle or
31 combination measured longitudinally to the nearest foot.
32 VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
33 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
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1 HAVING 3 AXLES
2 With Tandem With or
3 Axles Without
4 Tandem Axles
5 Minimum Minimum
6 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
7 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
8 between Weight between Weight
9 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
10 10 feet 41,000 16 feet 46,000
11 11 42,000 17 47,000
12 12 43,000 18 47,500
13 13 44,000 19 48,000
14 14 44,500 20 49,000
15 15 45,000 21 feet or more 50,000
16 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
17 HAVING 4 AXLES
18 Minimum Minimum
19 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
20 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
21 between Weight between Weight
22 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
23 15 feet 50,000 26 feet 57,500
24 16 50,500 27 58,000
25 17 51,500 28 58,500
26 18 52,000 29 59,500
27 19 52,500 30 60,000
28 20 53,500 31 60,500
29 21 54,000 32 61,500
30 22 54,500 33 62,000
31 23 55,500 34 62,500
32 24 56,000 35 63,500
33 25 56,500 36 feet or more 64,000
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1 A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles
2 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (b)
3 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
4 vehicle.
5 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
6 Minimum distance to Maximum
7 nearest foot between Gross Weight
8 extreme axles (pounds)
9 42 feet or less 72,000
10 43 73,000
11 44 feet or more 73,280
12 VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
13 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
14 OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
15 OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
16 THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
17 On Highway Not Part of National System
18 of Interstate and Defense Highways
19 with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
20 with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
21 TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
22 A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
23 FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
24 with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
25 (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
26 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
27 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase shall
28 not become effective until the city has officially notified
29 the Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not
30 apply to those vehicles when outside of the limits of the
31 city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
32 operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
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1 (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
2 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
3 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
4 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
5 A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a
6 disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
7 exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
8 operated on a public highway in this State provided that
9 neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
10 the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations
11 permitted under this Chapter. During the towing operation,
12 neither the tow truck nor the vehicle combination shall
13 exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle and 44,000 pounds
14 on a tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
15 (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
16 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
17 and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
18 are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
19 vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that
20 is equipped with air brakes;
21 (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
22 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
23 in all directions;
24 (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
25 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of
26 vehicles; and
27 (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
28 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
29 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
30 issuance of authorization for that movement under the
31 provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
32 Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
33 vehicle from the initial point of wreck or disablement to
34 a point where repairs are actually to occur. This
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1 movement shall be valid only on State routes. The tower
2 must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
3 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
4 the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck
5 license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
6 tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall
7 be covered by a valid license plate issued to the owner or
8 operator of the vehicle being towed and displayed on that
9 vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
10 that vehicle is displayed on that vehicle, or the plate
11 displayed on that vehicle does not cover the weight of the
12 vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be covered by the
13 third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
14 tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
15 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
16 additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
17 prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
18 from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
19 violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
20 roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
21 opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
22 officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to
23 the nearest place of safety.
24 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
25 rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
26 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
27 (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
28 pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
29 the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
30 any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
31 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
32 (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the
33 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, no
34 vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may
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1 be operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight on
2 the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a
3 single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
4 within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds
5 gross weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or
6 a total weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
7 excess of that weight produced by the application of the
8 following formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by
9 N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any
10 group of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500
11 pounds, "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest foot
12 between extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles,
13 and "N" equals the number of axles in the group under
14 consideration.
15 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results
16 in allowable loads as follows:
17 Distance measured
18 to the nearest
19 foot between the
20 extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
21 group of 2 or of any group of
22 more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
23 axles
24 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
25 4 34,000
26 5 34,000
27 6 34,000
28 7 34,000
29 8 38,000* 42,000
30 9 39,000 42,500
31 10 40,000 43,500
32 11 44,000
33 12 45,000 50,000
34 13 45,500 50,500
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1 14 46,500 51,500
2 15 47,000 52,000
3 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
4 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
5 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
6 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
7 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
8 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
9 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
10 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
11 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
12 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
13 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
14 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
15 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
16 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
17 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
18 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
19 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
20 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
21 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
22 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
23 36 66,000 70,500 75,500
24 37 66,500 71,000 76,000
25 38 67,500 72,000 77,000
26 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
27 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
28 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
29 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
30 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
31 44 71,500 75,500
32 45 72,000 76,000
33 46 72,500 76,500
34 47 73,500 77,500
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1 48 74,000 78,000
2 49 74,500 78,500
3 50 75,500 79,000
4 51 76,000 80,000
5 52 76,500
6 53 77,500
7 54 78,000
8 55 78,500
9 56 79,500
10 57 80,000
11 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
12 axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
13 exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
14 resulting from the application of the formula.
15 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles
16 may not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f)
17 for 4 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
18 vehicle.
19 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may
20 not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (f) for
21 6 axles measured between the extreme axles of the
22 combination.
23 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
24 under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also
25 by ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of
26 this subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one
27 axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total
28 weight on any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on
29 designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
30 notice are erected upon the street or highway or portion of
31 any street or highway affected by the ordinance or
32 resolution.
33 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
34 (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry
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1 a total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall
2 distance between the first and last axles of the
3 consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
4 (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is
5 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-316
6 of this Code.
7 (3) Vehicles for which the Department of
8 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
9 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
10 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
11 (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided
12 in subsection (d) may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a
13 single rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle.
14 (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a
15 Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the
16 model year of 2014, and registered in Illinois prior to
17 January 1, 2015, with a distance between 2 axles in a
18 series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches
19 may not exceed a total weight of 36,000 pounds and
20 neither axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds.
21 (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a
22 self compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and
23 roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or
24 refuse operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
25 road surface, except when on part of the National System
26 of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
27 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on
28 a tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
29 vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
30 This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
31 (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
32 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
33 prior to or in the model year of 2014, and registered in
34 Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles with a
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1 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may
2 not exceed the following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds
3 on a single axle; 32,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and
4 72,000 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles
5 is not subject to the bridge formula. For all those
6 combinations of vehicles that include a semitrailer
7 manufactured after the effective date of this amendatory
8 Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the overall distance
9 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
10 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
11 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
12 entirety after December 31, 2014 may not exceed the
13 weights allowed by the bridge formula.
14 No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other
15 than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load,
16 upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
17 road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
18 width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
19 surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
20 (f-1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds is
21 allowed access as follows:
22 (1) From any State designated highway onto any
23 county, township, or municipal highway for a distance of
24 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading and unloading,
25 provided:
26 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8
27 feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
28 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
29 (C) The route is not being used as a
30 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
31 (2) From any State designated highway onto any
32 county or township highway for a distance of 5 highway
33 miles, or any municipal highway for a distance of one
34 highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and
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1 rest, provided:
2 (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8
3 feet 6 inches in width and 65 feet overall length.
4 (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
5 (C) The route is not being used as a
6 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
7 (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in
8 weight but not exceeding 80,000 pounds is allowed access as
9 follows:
10 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or
11 highway for a distance of one highway mile for the
12 purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and
13 rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
14 (2) From a Class I, II, or III highway onto any
15 State highway or any local designated highway for a
16 distance of 5 highway miles for the purpose of loading,
17 unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
18 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
19 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
20 designation of highways under this subsection.
21 (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
22 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure
23 constituting part of a highway with a gross weight that is
24 greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
25 when the structure is sign posted as provided in this
26 Section.
27 (h) The Department upon request from any local authority
28 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an
29 investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure
30 constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the
31 structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight
32 of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Code the
33 Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of
34 vehicles that the structures can withstand, and shall cause
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1 or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
2 and maintained before each end of the structure. No person
3 shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
4 structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
5 maximum weight.
6 (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a
7 violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
8 the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the
9 Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes
10 conclusive evidence of the maximum weight that can be
11 maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
12 (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03;
13 93-186, eff. 1-1-04; revised 8-12-03.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
15 Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
16 (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
17 jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
18 under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
19 application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
20 special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
21 vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
22 vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act
23 or otherwise not in conformity with this Act upon any highway
24 under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and
25 for the maintenance of which the party is responsible.
26 Applications and permits other than those in written or
27 printed form may only be accepted from and issued to the
28 company or individual making the movement. Except for an
29 application to move directly across a highway, it shall be
30 the duty of the applicant to establish in the application
31 that the load to be moved by such vehicle or combination is
32 composed of a single nondivisible object that cannot
33 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. For the purpose of
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1 over length movements, more than one object may be carried
2 side by side as long as the height, width, and weight laws
3 are not exceeded and the cause for the over length is not due
4 to multiple objects. For the purpose of over height
5 movements, more than one object may be carried as long as the
6 cause for the over height is not due to multiple objects and
7 the length, width, and weight laws are not exceeded. For the
8 purpose of an over width movement, more than one object may
9 be carried as long as the cause for the over width is not due
10 to multiple objects and length, height, and weight laws are
11 not exceeded. No state or local agency shall authorize the
12 issuance of excess size or weight permits for vehicles and
13 loads that are divisible and that can be carried, when
14 divided, within the existing size or weight maximums
15 specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight permit
16 issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall
17 be void at issue and any movement made thereunder shall not
18 be authorized under the terms of the void permit. In any
19 prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when the
20 authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue,
21 it is the burden of the defendant to establish that the
22 permit was valid because the load to be moved could not
23 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, or was otherwise
24 nondivisible.
25 (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state
26 whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for
27 limited continuous operation; (2) state if the applicant is
28 an authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor Carrier of
29 Property Law, if so, his certificate, registration or permit
30 number issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission; (3)
31 specifically describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles
32 and load to be operated or moved except that for vehicles or
33 vehicle combinations registered by the Department as provided
34 in Section 15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois
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1 Department of Transportation's (IDT) registration number or
2 classification need be given; (4) state the routing requested
3 including the points of origin and destination, and may
4 identify and include a request for routing to the nearest
5 certified scale in accordance with the Department's rules and
6 regulations, provided the applicant has approval to travel on
7 local roads; and (5) state if the vehicles or loads are being
8 transported for hire. No permits for the movement of a
9 vehicle or load for hire shall be issued to any applicant who
10 is required under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law
11 to have a certificate, registration or permit and does not
12 have such certificate, registration or permit.
13 (c) The Department or local authority when not
14 inconsistent with traffic safety is authorized to issue or
15 withhold such permit at its discretion; or, if such permit is
16 issued at its discretion to prescribe the route or routes to
17 be traveled, to limit the number of trips, to establish
18 seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles
19 described may be operated on the highways indicated, or
20 otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operations of
21 such vehicle or vehicles, when necessary to assure against
22 undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces or structures,
23 and may require such undertaking or other security as may be
24 deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway
25 or road structure. The Department shall maintain a daily
26 record of each permit issued along with the fee and the
27 stipulated dimensions, weights, conditions and restrictions
28 authorized and this record shall be presumed correct in any
29 case of questions or dispute. The Department shall install an
30 automatic device for recording applications received and
31 permits issued by telephone. In making application by
32 telephone, the Department and applicant waive all objections
33 to the recording of the conversation.
34 (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing
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1 from any local authority, issue an annual permit authorizing
2 the local authority to move oversize highway construction,
3 transportation, utility and maintenance equipment over roads
4 under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit shall be
5 applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or
6 registered in the name of the local authority, and no fee
7 shall be charged for the issuance of such permits.
8 (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section,
9 the Department and local authorities, with respect to
10 highways under their respective jurisdictions, in their
11 discretion and upon application in writing may issue a
12 special permit for limited continuous operation, authorizing
13 the applicant to move loads of sweet corn, soybeans, corn,
14 wheat, milo, other small grains and ensilage during the
15 harvest season only on a 2 axle single vehicle registered by
16 the Secretary of State with axle loads not to exceed 35%
17 above those provided in Section 15-111. Permits may be issued
18 for a period not to exceed 40 days and moves may be made of a
19 distance not to exceed 25 miles from a field to a specified
20 processing plant over any highway except the National System
21 of Interstate and Defense Highways. All such vehicles shall
22 be operated in the daytime except when weather or crop
23 conditions require emergency operation at night, but with
24 respect to such night operation, every such vehicle with load
25 shall be equipped with flashing amber lights as specified
26 under Section 12-215. Upon a declaration by the Governor that
27 an emergency harvest situation exists, a special permit
28 issued by the Department under this Section shall not be
29 required from September 1 through December 31 during harvest
30 season emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed
31 20% above the limits provided in Section 15-111. All other
32 restrictions that apply to permits issued under this Section
33 shall apply during the declared time period. With respect to
34 highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the
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1 local authorities may, at their discretion, waive special
2 permit requirements during harvest season emergencies. This
3 permit exemption shall apply to all vehicles eligible to
4 obtain permits under this Section, including commercial
5 vehicles in use during the declared time period.
6 (f) The form and content of the permit shall be
7 determined by the Department with respect to highways under
8 its jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to
9 highways under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in
10 written form and carried in the vehicle or combination of
11 vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection
12 by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority
13 granting the permit and no person shall violate any of the
14 terms or conditions of such special permit. Violation of the
15 terms and conditions of the permit shall not be deemed a
16 revocation of the permit; however, any vehicle and load found
17 to be off the route prescribed in the permit shall be held to
18 be operating without a permit. Any off route vehicle and
19 load shall be required to obtain a new permit or permits, as
20 necessary, to authorize the movement back onto the original
21 permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor anything herein
22 shall be construed to authorize any police officer, court, or
23 authorized agent of any authority granting the permit to
24 remove the permit from the possession of the permittee unless
25 the permittee is charged with a fraudulent permit violation
26 as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon arrest for an
27 offense of violation of permit, operating without a permit
28 when the vehicle is off route, or any size or weight offense
29 under this Chapter when the permittee plans to raise the
30 issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his
31 agent, must produce the permit at any court hearing
32 concerning the alleged offense.
33 If the permit designates and includes a routing to a
34 certified scale, the permitee, while enroute to the
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1 designated scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the
2 weight provisions of the permit provided the axle or gross
3 weights do not exceed any of the permitted limits by more
4 than the following amounts:
5 Single axle 2000 pounds
6 Tandem axle 3000 pounds
7 Gross 5000 pounds
8 (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to
9 make available to interested persons a policy concerning
10 reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of
11 operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to
12 those contained in this Section for the movement by special
13 permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot
14 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
15 manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof.
16 All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted
17 in the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the
18 traveling public and the protection of the highway system and
19 shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions
20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
21 requirements of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles
22 shall be the same for all moves of comparable size and
23 weight. When escort vehicles are required, they shall meet
24 the following requirements:
25 (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over
26 and properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
27 (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than
28 12-feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing
29 amber light mounted on top as specified under Section
30 12-215.
31 The Department shall establish reasonable rules and
32 regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance
33 for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under The
34 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be
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1 required for escort under circumstances as required by rules
2 and regulations of the Department.
3 (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or
4 provision of any permit issued in accordance with the
5 provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit
6 null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of
7 violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight
8 or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the
9 permit. The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not
10 mere rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the
11 permit, but are also the sole extent of the authorization
12 granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
13 off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing
14 movement, the vehicle and load are operating without a
15 permit. Any off route movement shall be subject to the size
16 and weight maximums, under the applicable provisions of this
17 Chapter, as determined by the type or class highway upon
18 which the vehicle and load are being operated.
19 (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made
20 under a fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the
21 person, firm, or corporation to whom such permit was granted,
22 the driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who
23 issued such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of
24 fraud and either one or all persons may be prosecuted for
25 such violation. Any person, firm, or corporation committing
26 such violation shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the
27 Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm or
28 corporation convicted of such violation for a period of one
29 year after the date of conviction. Penalties for violations
30 of this Section shall be in addition to any penalties imposed
31 for violation of other Sections of this Act.
32 (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in
33 violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section,
34 the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of
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1 such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not
2 both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated
3 in this subsection (j). Any person, firm or corporation
4 convicted of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
5 offense and shall be fined for the first offense, not less
6 than $50 nor more than $200 and, for the second offense by
7 the same person, firm or corporation within a period of one
8 year, not less than $200 nor more than $300 and, for the
9 third offense by the same person, firm or corporation within
10 a period of one year after the date of the first offense, not
11 less than $300 nor more than $500 and the Department shall
12 not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation
13 convicted of a third offense during a period of one year
14 after the date of conviction for such third offense.
15 (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads
16 under permits for excess width or length issued by local
17 authorities, such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway
18 for a distance not to exceed one-half mile without a permit
19 for the purpose of crossing the State highway.
20 (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
21 the Department, with respect to highways under its
22 jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways
23 under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
24 the movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight
25 requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible
26 for a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity
27 that the vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary
28 delay.
29 For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme
30 necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of
31 livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled
32 in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
33 (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
34 addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other
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1 Section of this Code.
2 (n) The Department with respect to highways under its
3 jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
4 under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon
5 application in writing, may issue a special permit for
6 continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to
7 operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits provided
8 for in subsection (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
9 (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds
10 26,000 pounds;
11 (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds
12 50,000 pounds;
13 (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured
14 recovery unit exceeds 56,000 pounds;
15 (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled
16 combination of vehicles exceed the weight restrictions
17 imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
18 under a permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
19 (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed
20 the weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15;
21 (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not
22 violate any weight restriction sign;
23 (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing,
24 rotating, or oscillating amber lights, visible for at
25 least 500 feet in all directions;
26 (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and
27 licensed as a tow-truck;
28 (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating
29 of sufficient capacity to safely handle the load;
30 (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
31 (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the
32 lighting and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
33 combination of vehicles;
34 (11) the tow commences at the initial point of
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1 wreck or disablement and terminates at a point where the
2 repairs are actually to occurthe tow distance of the tow
3 does not exceed 50 miles from the point of disablement to
4 a place of repair or safekeeping;
5 (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried
6 in the tow-truck and exhibited on demand by a police
7 officer; and
8 (13) the movement shall be valid only on state
9 routes approved by the Department.
10 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-228, eff. 7-25-97;
11 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-676, eff. 7-31-98; 91-569, eff.
12 1-1-00.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-308.2)
14 Sec. 15-308.2. Fees for special permits for tow-trucks.
15 The fee for a special permit to operate a tow-truck pursuant
16 to subsection (n) of Section 15-301 is $50$500 quarterly and
17 $200$2,000 annually.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-569, eff. 1-1-00.)
19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20 becoming law.".
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